Islanders 3, Capitals 0: Parenteau's 1st 2-goal game, Nabokov's 51st shutout
by Dominik on Jan 17, 2012 9:45 PM EST
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Tonight the Islanders did not make critical early mistakes, they did not cough up an early lead, and they did not run into a Finnish giant in goal.
Instead they grabbed the early lead on a sweet Mark Streit to John Tavares connection, extended it in the second on a good P.A. Parenteau shot, and played smart and trappy through the third to preserve the lead -- and Evgeni Nabokov's 51st and perhaps least stressful shutout of his career.
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Mind, there was stress -- particularly at the end of the second period when the Capitals poured on the hitting down low and hemmed the Islanders in close. And Alex Ovechkin had a few open chances in the third to make it close. But mostly the Islanders played wisely, clogging passing and shooting lanes and limiting the Caps to just 17 shots on goal.
The 3-0 win (Parenteau added his second goal late in the third) ends the Capitals home win streak at seven, ends Tomas Vokoun's home win streak at six, and represents the first home ice shutout against the Caps since February. It's also the Islanders' first shutout of the year.
Game Highlights
Game Notes
Goal 1: It all started on a nice note, with the Islanders working the puck well on a first period powerplay and, just when you thought the push might be waning, Matt Moulson did well to make sure he won possession of a puck headed to the corner. Drawing two Capitals near him, he had time to look and send an almost suicidally slow high-slot pass to Mark Streit, who opened up for the intuitive one-timer ... and then promptly fed John Tavares for the back-door tip-in. 1-0 Isles.
Goal 2: Two powerplays would follow, at least one arguably generous, and the Isles moved the puck well on the second but not on the third, which began the second period. Momentum swing? Not to be. The Islanders kept up good, speedy transition work and caught the Capitals with a poor breakout pass, Frans Nielsen intercepting the no-man's land puck and feeding P.A. Parenteau, who slipped a nice shot past the blocker's leg and just inside the near post below Tomas Vokoun's glove.
Hangin' and Trappin': While holding the lead in the third, the Isles did a nice job of positioning, certainly passive on their forecheck but making the smart, safe plays as they kept the Caps to the outside in their own zone and clogged neutral zone passing lanes. Definitely rode some luck there, but it was "road behavior" when trying to seal a win in a tough rink as of late...
The Dagger: ... and it worked. Alex Ovechkin took a tough-luck penalty, pursuing the puck to the boards but behind Andrew MacDonald who had position -- and upon whose lower back Ovechkin put both hands and applied enough pressure to draw the call as A-Mac went tumbling into the boards. It's too bad but it had to be called -- needing to come from behind does not give you license to get careless with the opponent's spine. That set the stage for a powerplay to either kill some clock or kill hopes of a comeback.
Goal 3 - Parenteau's first career multi-goal game: It was the latter. Great work down low, with the higher threat of John Tavares probably stretching the Caps box. Frans Nielsen on the half boards to Matt Moulson down low, who sent the low crease pass across to a salivating P.A. Parenteau, who just needed to get his angle right and the net was his.
D-minutes: Travis Hamonic was outstanding, as usual, defensively and Andrew MacDonald was his important partner. On the third pair, Dylan Reese filled in well for Steve Staios, getting 13 minutes with Mark Eaton. So much turns on getting that early lead, playing wisely with it and getting the luck you need, but they did the job.
Progress?
This is not the common view (I don't think), but this represents five consecutive cohesive efforts from the Islanders going back to the Detroit win and including the tough loss to the Flyers. Yesterday's first period against Nashville was probably the worst of this string (and in truth Nashville's own road approach with the lead was probably part of the reason the Islanders were able to pressure in the final two periods of that one).
But without the cosmetic boost of a win streak, this looks like a stretch where the Islanders enter the game with a plan and are able to stick to it. It doesn't always work against the better teams, and failing to get the first goal sure increases the challenge, but it's refreshing to see nonetheless. Even the fourth line tonight with Tim Wallace, Jay Pandolfo and Nino Niederreiter kept things simple and were able to make the smart plays for a team playing on consecutive nights. (Niederreiter in particular continues to make little baby steps; Pandolfo played to role and sacrificed torso and limb to block a shot as time wound down in the second.)
So some consistency of effort and some progress, quite possibly. But Thursday in Philadelphia is the big challenge, one that has foiled them for most of the last four years and counting.
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slap my ass and call me Judy
by WRANGLERICK on Jan 17, 2012 9:52 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I thought your name was nancy.
Still waiting for a GOZO
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Jan 17, 2012 9:54 PM EST up reply actions
solid game...
when you show a solid effort, stay out of the box, convert on PP’s, and play good D/great goaltending…you win. nothing else needs to be said for how well the isles executed.
the caps don’t look good at all. they don’t show that they could be a good playoff contender and they’re inconsistent. firing boudreau for hunter was definitely not the answer. even the vokoun signing is disappointing. i think the caps are gonna have to seriously think about making some big changes.
"son of a bitch i'm sick of these dolphins"
- Steve Zissou
Yeah, I thought they would be challenging the Bruins for Conference lead
I figured Vokoun was going to be great for them. His numbers with Nashville and Florida were very good.
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Jan 18, 2012 12:21 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
They are just a confounding team
And have been for several seasons. They make me feel stupid, because I can’t put my finger on what all is missing.
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1 pt back
As inconsistent as the Caps have been and as good as Panthers started…
Capitals are only 1 pt behind with 4 more R/OT wins.
3 ahead of Jets, 10 ahead of both Lightning and Hurricanes.
Looks like a sleepy regular season and Southeast division win for the Caps.
by jonny4gets on Jan 18, 2012 3:05 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
As long as Hunter is their coach
I never want to lose to these guys
by Isles2011 on Jan 17, 2012 10:08 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Yea boyeeeeeeeeeeee
How effing sick was that?
by afrosupreme on Jan 17, 2012 10:18 PM EST via Android app reply actions
just throwing it out there
headlines on nhl.com right now:
kings vs. canuks
red wings vs. stars
sens edge leafs
rangers blank preds
saves of the year
sidelines…yup nothing on the isles blanking the caps…fucking nhl.com
Wondering if the Islanders will start calling their goalies Cerberus...
by Nomore_Okposto on Jan 17, 2012 10:20 PM EST reply actions
Why even read it?
Still waiting for a GOZO
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Jan 17, 2012 10:21 PM EST up reply actions
It's too embarrassing for the league
They’d never put something up there like that… Us shutting out Ovechkin in Washington? Pshhh it might as well be a myth.
by sayvillelax94 on Jan 17, 2012 10:22 PM EST up reply actions
Myth? NO Bettman, it's very, very real:
Still waiting for a GOZO
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Jan 17, 2012 10:35 PM EST up reply actions 11 recs
Yea boyeeeeeeeeee
Flava Flav is all the Long Island I can channel tonight before I pass out. Awesome game!
by afrosupreme on Jan 17, 2012 10:45 PM EST up reply actions
Yea boyeeeeeeeee
I can’t stop laughing – first at BNOY’s pic, and then at this, because now when I see or hear it, I don’t think of Flava Flav, I think of Bryan McCabe.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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Still waiting for a GOZO
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Jan 17, 2012 10:23 PM EST up reply actions
You forgot
Loch Ness Monster captured
Politician does something for the good of his constituents
and Tooth Fairy is real
Amateurs practice til they get it right. Professionals practice til they can't get it wrong.
by Torgo on Jan 17, 2012 10:25 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
One more thing
Rick DiPietro declared healthy and completely ready for game action
by sayvillelax94 on Jan 17, 2012 10:49 PM EST up reply actions
Well, at least the Isles headline Puck Daddy's Three Stars.
In other news, Don Cherry wore a loud suit jacket.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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We made Puck Daddy headlines?!
Welcome to legitimacy, fellow Islander fans.
by sayvillelax94 on Jan 18, 2012 3:49 PM EST up reply actions
The best was when the arena played Hard Days Night when the Caps lost
Beatles + shutout of Caps = Magic
All Who Oppose Grabner Shall Perish.
by pippup on Jan 18, 2012 7:32 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Dylan Reese in the Lierup Tonight
Does this deserve more discussion? I like the elements of his game and how they are complimenting the current lineup.
Reese gives the D- some much needed mobility and quickness and that seems to be the way Capuano has been setting up the D-Pairings.
Streit with the less mobile Jurcina and Reese with the less mobile Eaton.
Could the Isles be showcasing Reese? Resting Staios for a potential deal?
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Showcasing Reese?
I hope not. They seemed to have developed him into a 6 or 7th dman. Keep him.
Still waiting for a GOZO
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Jan 17, 2012 10:39 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Definitely keep him
worst case he’s inexpensive depth. Doubt anyone would deal much for him, but he may not pass through waivers…doubt there’s much of a market for Staios either.
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by Keith Quinn on Jan 17, 2012 10:53 PM EST up reply actions
people from Pittsburgh that follow his career have always told me he will be a very good 3rd pair d-man one day
Still waiting for a GOZO
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Jan 17, 2012 10:57 PM EST up reply actions
He's 27, what the hell did they mean by one day? lol
What do you mean they won 4 cups in a row? Is that possible?
by OzzyFan on Jan 17, 2012 11:13 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Well, he looks pretty good now, no?
Still waiting for a GOZO
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Jan 17, 2012 11:13 PM EST up reply actions
Yes, but not necessarily.
This year he has looked good playing weak bottom pair competition. His corsi this year and last year were good against weak bottom pairing competition, but the problem is the d-zone brain farts. He isn’t bad, he’s mobile with puckmoving skils, but he’s got to be consistent positionally and decisionally defensively. He’s looked a lot better this year imo, and given his numbers, you could argue he’d be an “ok” bottom pair d-man that can move the puck, but he’s never really been given the role. Again, this is a small sample though. I’d say he could be a bottom pairing d-man, he just needs to play smart hockey. He doesn’t have the high end smarts or game or skills to be a top 4 guy, so he needs to just don’t play stupid. I think he is better than eaton/mottau/staios if that says anything.
What do you mean they won 4 cups in a row? Is that possible?
Oh and one day?
They’ve been saying that for a couple of years. They didn’t call me up 5 minutes ago and say that.
Still waiting for a GOZO
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Jan 17, 2012 11:27 PM EST up reply actions
lol, thanks for clearing that up. I thought they told you that recently with how it was worded.
What do you mean they won 4 cups in a row? Is that possible?
by OzzyFan on Jan 17, 2012 11:28 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I remember at times I saw Reese lined up on Ovi and I was very very confused.
.. and very very scared… but they didn’t score so I guess he did alright?
by BaltimoreIslander on Jan 17, 2012 11:28 PM EST up reply actions
Reese > Mottau
you could have just said that, lol
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The "one day" isn't out of the question, in one way
There is a history of guys who adapt in their late 20s to be serviceable defensemen. They’re usually guys who start out with that offensive rep but it doesn’t translate enough at the NHL level (usually because of defensive deficiencies) but then adapt enough to be alright.
So if the standard for “very good 3rd pair” guy is, “Fans do not hang him in effigy nightly,” then it’s definitely achievable.
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by Dominik on Jan 18, 2012 2:05 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
part of our liking of reese
are his compareables…ie mottau, eaton, staios, etc… they help make him look good
move Staios if possible, keep Reese
I am pleased with Reese’s game, and it is even better when you look at his Bridgeport numbers. I think we can move both Staios and Mattou but doubt there is much interest in either
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by Rickfansince76 on Jan 18, 2012 5:34 AM EST up reply actions
Hate to say this kind of
there’s good and bad news.
The good news, according to the H2H charts, Bailey and Martin had the most ES TOI against Ovechkin tonight…the bad news, so did Rolston.
Ovechkin’s Corsi and Fenwick were pretty terrible though.
Goord stuff third line!
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goord? WTF?
NY Islanders, just one irrational free agent signing away from contention!
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by Keith Quinn on Jan 17, 2012 10:53 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Funny
I actually noticed the fourth (Wallace/Pandelfo) line out against him a good bit. Did this happen or am I did I imagine it?
by afrosupreme on Jan 17, 2012 10:54 PM EST up reply actions
Breakdown
Nielsen/Tavares 3 min each
Pandolfo 3.2 min
Bailey 8 min
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by Keith Quinn on Jan 17, 2012 11:24 PM EST up reply actions
There was a bit of line-matching on both sides
Tough to tell completely b/c Hunter shuffled some in the third.
But I noticed the 4th getting regular work.
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
I have a theory about Rolston
He still thinks he can do things he did when he was younger and when they blow up they look stupid and are maddening. But he also does small things that are generally “good policy” (for lack of a better term) because he knows enough shortcuts and “in case of emergency, pull cord” tricks that keep his underlying numbers from looking awful. It means not terribly productive but not horribly underwater either.
I suspect those little things are why Capuano & Co. (perhaps blindly, perhaps to their peril) trust him. Example: He coughed it up at the blueline on the PP tonight and we rightly went crazy. But he also responded by taking the body perfectly instead of getting in a foot race he cannot win (i.e., he did not Staios) and I wonder if those are the things that make the staff feel all “veteran” comfortable with putting him out there regularly and in close/late situations.
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
by Dominik on Jan 18, 2012 12:03 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Coda
Also, if I were using both him and Staios, I’d insist on occasional “rest” (like tonight with Staios) to keep them hungry and fresh, rather than cheating on old legs. Like how you handle a soccer player who still has it but can’t do it every game.
Of course you need a vet with high self-awareness to pull this off without losing him and turning him into a sour, bitter bastard.
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by Dominik on Jan 18, 2012 12:07 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
That's how the Yankees are handling their DH now
Jeter, Posada, Rodriguez, and Texiera would all get spelled to DH duty with a utility guy shuffling through and also taking a DH day. Wouldn’t be so bad to see Reese be able to do something like that, except for the idea that hockey is so much more interdependent on knowing your teammate’s tendencies.
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by Keith Quinn on Jan 18, 2012 12:15 AM EST up reply actions
Coda
not too many of them were/are fans…just need a coach strong enough to tell them tough shit.
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by Keith Quinn on Jan 18, 2012 12:15 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
That was the trajectory I expected
Over the season with each of these guys, including Mottau. I figured Mottau would get benefit of the doubt because they like him (Baaahhhston) and his eye injury was scary and they owe him the year anyway. I figured Staios and Rolston would get the burst of output that comes with summer fitness and a new opportunity but would slow down and would slowly be minimized.
That actually might be happening a little bit now but too slowly. I also don’t dismiss the fear that when you piss the old goats off too much or too quickly, they’ll poison things on their way out. I wonder if there is a holdover lesson from “bad apples” under Gordon, and if Weight’s position also exists to help nip that.
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I'd have to think so
these guys went through that shit last year…and the year before. They are actually productive vets now KO/JT/MS (Captains) MM/FN/AMac/Hamonic/JB/Grabs/PAP all have more than 100 GP, some more than 250. I would think at this point they just tell the sour vet to GTFO. Can’t see it anymore to be honest…and if it could happen, we still have bigger problems than just having Mottau and Staios playing poorly.
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by Keith Quinn on Jan 18, 2012 12:49 AM EST up reply actions
I hope so
These dynamics are always a puzzle.
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Rolston Time
All this may be true. But safe play from what SHOULD eventually be your second line, should not be enough. I want to see that kind of play from Martin, but Martin gives you the upside of physical play, and net presence. Rolston adds very little to the GROWTH of the team. He won’t be here next year, and his two stride drives are maddening.
That kind of play belongs on the fourth line, if anywhere… and definitely not on the PP.
Second line (IMO) should contain components of the second PP unit (Bailey/Ullstrom), and be able to create offense. Rolston keeps them from being this. Martin is no bargain here either, but he is a better candidate for a second line role than Rolston at this stage of their careers. When Ullstrom is back, Rolston needs to be on the fourth line… but it’s probably going to be Martin.
Third line needs to matchup best against the other team’s top line. This should be the Nielsen line. They should be playing the most PK minutes, and defensive zone starts against other top line. They are producing again, so I wouldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth… but I’d much rather keep Frans on the top line center, and fresh for the PK.
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The 2nd/3rd thing is a little blurry for me
I agree with Frans’ use, but that means he’s still going to get second-most minutes and the other line is going to be the bridge between the Frans line and the 4th line. I still don’t trust Bailey’s (or even Martin’s) development to give them quite more minutes.
Basically we should have Grabner-Frans-PAP at #2 with an alternation between Rolston, Nino or Ullstrom (depending on who’s getting it at the moment) next to Bailey and Martin. Rolston should fall steadily downward as the others grow.
Sometimes I think Rolston’s most important role is as a lightning to deflect attention from the others’ deficiencies.
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
Can we switch from 1,2,3,4 designation
Top offensive line
Secondary Offensive/Checking line
Top Checking Line
Grinding Energy Line
Has nothing to do with minutes played. Top offtensive line is otherwise known as JT’s line. Top Checking line is otherwise known as Nielsen’s line. Secondary line is a line of guys that score more than the grinding line and play defense when the top checking line needs a breather. The Grinding Energy line is the one that plays so few minutes they hava lot of energy to grind.
totally agreee, and...
he’s constantly messing up even the simpleist of plays. for example, the cycle down low…his liney’s are passing it around, have good puck posession, you can feel a scoring opportunity coming but as soon as it’s rolston’s ‘turn’, he f’s it up…this happened a couple of times last night. using a baseball analogy, it’s like a players stuck in a run down bw 1st and 2nd base, the fielders are passing the ball bw them, and then one bone head comes in and throws the ball away. there is no reason for it, he’s just totally totally crap and thinks he’s way better than he is. he averaged 2 totally terrible plays per period last night where he killed some sort of momentum for his liney’s.
Rolston is turning into the Jerry Gergich of the New York Islanders
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by Fabtraption on Jan 18, 2012 10:24 AM EST up reply actions
I think you are exactly right in both posts.
What do you mean they won 4 cups in a row? Is that possible?
Commenting with one eye shut
is the only way to see straight. Total domination, except for the parts of the second and third ;). Friend I watched the game with who is a D1 college hockey player and former Whaler/lapsed NHL fan was really impressed by the Isles. I told him he should have seen us yesterday.
That said, great game Isles. First win for me in DC! Looking forward to the sobering letdown against Philly on Thursday!
by afrosupreme on Jan 17, 2012 10:53 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
So he could play on the Isles?
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by Dominik on Jan 18, 2012 2:12 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Depends
Is he a defenseman?
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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by mikb on Jan 18, 2012 4:44 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Ha!
Actually he was. Has some size too. And like you say, he’s past his prime, so he’s at the right age.
by afrosupreme on Jan 18, 2012 5:07 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Penguins have 6 fights in 4 games
I guess it’s oay for them to start brawling when things don’t go so good, huh, Mario?
Still waiting for a GOZO
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Jan 17, 2012 10:56 PM EST reply actions 5 recs
Let me guess Engelland has 3 of those fights?
What do you mean they won 4 cups in a row? Is that possible?
i'm not sure, man
Still waiting for a GOZO
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Jan 17, 2012 11:34 PM EST up reply actions
Showed my kids the Hunter hit on Turgeon...
for the first time tonite. They were fuming and looking for blood.
by CloseCallJiggs on Jan 17, 2012 10:57 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I wasn't even born for it
Yet I watched the highlight of the hit for the first time a few months back and found myself instantly wanting to Chris Simon the shit out of his face. I’ve never seen a more classless play, followed by a classless “apology,” and virtually no backlash outside of the Islander fan base.
The fact that this man is still widely-accepted throughout the hockey world disgusts me. I don’t believe Bossy is with us on this one, but maybe he has a sneaky trick up his sleeve… perhaps year after year of crushing playoff defeat?
by sayvillelax94 on Jan 17, 2012 11:06 PM EST up reply actions
I don't think they go to the playoffs.
Still waiting for a GOZO
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Jan 17, 2012 11:13 PM EST up reply actions
Parenteau point proven tonight
As I stated in prior statement, Parenteau can not be up top on the power play, he gives the puck away, he needs to stay down low. On one of the earlier power plays, he was up top and what did he do, pass the puck away. When he was down low, he scored. Stay down low, will you P.A.!
?????????????????????????????
Still waiting for a GOZO
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Jan 17, 2012 11:11 PM EST up reply actions
The guy on the left...
Should’ve had a V8.
by sayvillelax94 on Jan 17, 2012 11:13 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Please don’t ever use Bill O’Reilly as the voice of reason. That is intentionally misguided.
by afrosupreme on Jan 17, 2012 11:13 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
justa facepalm, bro
i’m the last person to ever be political, trust me, i despise them all.
Still waiting for a GOZO
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Jan 17, 2012 11:21 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
We only play 1 point person on the 1st unit and his name is Streit, everyone else just floats.
What do you mean they won 4 cups in a row? Is that possible?
Very much this
Their rotation lately — even before the goals started going in — has been the key. It’s why Frans out there instead of a D-man pointman at time is okay. With them presenting several different looks (e.g. on the third goal, JT was not at his “office”) it creates various threats and keeps the PK from keying on one static setup.
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by Dominik on Jan 17, 2012 11:54 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
You have 7 Comments
and your last 3 are all taking shots at Parenteau:
Parenteau point proven tonight on Islanders 3, Capitals 0: Parenteau’s 1st 2-goal game, Nabokov’s 51st shutout on Lighthouse Hockey – 01/17/12 11:08 PM EST (2 replies)
Parenteau gives away another one on Predators 3, Islanders 1: Gone in 140 Seconds on Lighthouse Hockey – 01/17/12 10:16 AM EST (2 replies)
I don’t agree with Parenteau on Islanders 2011-12 1st Half Report Card: Undoing the 1st Quarter on Lighthouse Hockey – 01/15/12 9:53 PM EST (1 reply)
As of me typing this, PAP is 10th in the league among RWs, tied with some unknown Patrick Kane guy.
Hell, PAP is outperforming Gaborik, Perry, Ignilia, St Louis, Nash, Briere, Jagr, Alfredsson, Bobby Ryan and all but 9 other RW’ers.
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by Mark D on Jan 18, 2012 1:26 AM EST up reply actions 4 recs
not to nitpick (i completely agree, PAP is both awesome and underrated)
but isnt Bobby Ryan a LW? or is RW his natural position and hes been switched?
"Mario Lemiuex… I used to respect you."- Turgeon1992
I’m going by the NHL.com, which has him as a RW.
I double checked and Hockeydb and Hockey Ref both have him as a RW, so I guess he’s been switched.
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Probably the case
Because Perrys the RW on the Ducks top line so i guess hes playing his off wing
"Mario Lemiuex… I used to respect you."- Turgeon1992
Not to mention dogging pap after his first career mulit-goal game is pretty ridiculous.
Still waiting for a GOZO
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Jan 18, 2012 8:48 AM EST up reply actions
Not dogging
I wasn’t dogging him, just he is better down low, and he proved the point I was making.
Yes they were on Parenteau
This is correct, but my complaint with him is that he gives away the puck a lot. I just checked his stats and he has twice as many giveaways than takeaways. He leads the team with giveaways, but also is the lowest on the team with takeaways, for players playing at least 30 games. You are not helping your team if you are giving the puck away twice as much as you are taking it from your opponent.
He also probably leads the team
in handling the puck though…it’s a misleading stat, just like the point guard on an NBA team is going to have the most turnovers, but also, the most assists. Not necessarily disagreeing with you that he should be down lower and a defenseman should be at the point, but really, I like it when they all are moving and rotating to various spots to keep the defense guessing and making mistakes.
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by Keith Quinn on Jan 18, 2012 11:22 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yikes
Take a page out of Lincoln’s playbook. Grant was the only General winning anything, but some cabinet ministers complained to Lincoln that Grant was a drunk. Lincoln said order a case of whiskey for the rest of my generals.
PA scored 2 goals last night.
Capuano should suggest to rest of his wings to wander up on top during the power play once in a while.
The cohesive efforts
I think the team that’s played these last 5-6 games is the team I expected to see before the season started. Not the most talented or deep squad in the league, and one that probably gets outclassed by the varsity like the Flyers and Bruins. But solid efforts, good special teams, OK positional defense and , most importantly, visible improvements from individuals.
Tavares is the biggest example. Hamonic and Martin have been showing this all season, too. Nino had a lot of jump tonight, as did Bailey. I’m a believer in Reese now. A shut out in his first game back is most definitely a coincidence. But a good effort is a good effort. Parenteau has the goods, period.
I don’t expect tonight to be a turning point in the season. But it was a good win over a more veteran, talent-laden team that’s the kind of game the Islanders can put on the fridge door and be proud of.
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by PGI on Jan 17, 2012 11:16 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Me too
Expected a team that could be competitive on any night, probably end up around 20-22 overall but could swing either way depending on injuries, OT/SO luck, breakouts and how the rest of the conference played out.
There are so many middling teams in the conference right now that it’s still quite believable they could reach 10th/E and 20th/overall. So many teams (including the Isles) that wouldn’t surprise me if they collapsed.
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Dammmmn I missed a great game!
Nevertheless, let me say this loud and clear:
“FUCK YOU DALE HUNTER.”
Ahhhh….can’t wait to watch this on dvr tomorrow.
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by Bryan2112 on Jan 17, 2012 11:18 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I hate to piss you all off, but I just had to turn my air conditioner on.
OT, I know. Rubbing it in.
Still waiting for a GOZO
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Jan 17, 2012 11:20 PM EST reply actions
Run the table to the break
And we are at NHL .500
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by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Jan 17, 2012 11:24 PM EST reply actions
WOWWW what a great game to decide to trek down 95 from Baltimore to go to
loveeeee how quickly the Verizon Center filed out.
Couple notes from watching live..
Isles seemed to get the benefit of some calls tonight (although maybe the practically 95% Caps bias crowd influenced my perception)
On that note: wow… it sure does suck walking in to Nassau and feeling like no matter who we play there’s at least a 15% fan base for the other team… While you definitely could see the Islanders fans.. damn was that place overwhelmed with Caps fans.. must be nice to have a true home-ice advantage
The 4th line looked absolutely outstand line today. I remember one moment in the 2nd period when they provided relentless pressure… what felt like a solid 3 minutes in the offensive zone… really nice to see.
Wow do I hate him but Jay Pandalfo had himself a game tonight.. if I’m going to knock him, I also have to credit him.
Josh Bailey… not a bad night.. but not the positive steps forward that we have been seeing from him.
On the 2nd PP for us on the night… we had one of the most beautiful plays that I have ever seen on a New York Islander PP… (funny that we didn’t score on it) but absolutely incredible movement… tic-tac.toe passsing.. I think everyone touched the puck in the offensive zone.. all in obviously planned fluid movement.. boy was that beautiful to watch
Oh by the way.. winning 3-0 against the Caps with all their bandwagon Ovechkin only wearing jerseys was incredible.. again… beautiful win.. Nabby (which is funny based on the reviews I’ve read) but he seemed to have an incredible night… and I think the “one of his easiest shutouts ever” is probably because he made it that way. His rebound control was wonderful tonight… made a lot of saves that from watching where I was (behind the night) looked like he had some massive screens/deflections in front of him.
Color me impressed.
by BaltimoreIslander on Jan 17, 2012 11:24 PM EST reply actions 4 recs
all we need is just a little hope to return to this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MypdksdVEWk
2:02 – “You are almost left totally speechless when youre in this building”
On that note: wow… it sure does suck walking in to Nassau and feeling like no matter who we play there’s at least a 15% fan base for the other team… While you definitely could see the Islanders fans.. damn was that place overwhelmed with Caps fans.. must be nice to have a true home-ice advantage
no more flyer orange/ranger blue/boston puke yellow in our crowd…ugh
that video gives me chills and also gives me hope.
everybody "wong" chung tonight
by potvins_cups on Jan 18, 2012 3:47 AM EST up reply actions
Bonus: Neil Smith essentially pronouncing Joseph will stop the shot before it's taken
I do not miss that guy.
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Double bonus: Garth Snow with an armoire under his jersey at 1:07
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he looks like hes enjoying himself
things are a bit different now…
everybody "wong" chung tonight
by potvins_cups on Jan 18, 2012 2:41 PM EST up reply actions
I took the MARC down from Baltimore last fall to do the same thing
Didn’t end up with as nice of a result, game ended 2-1. Totally agree with the bandwagon fan thing, I think I saw one Bondra jersey and everyone else had Ovechkin or Backstrom jerseys. On another note the Verizon Center is pretty nice, can’t wait until we get a new place.
Definitely a poster at Lighthouse Hockey until 2015, then maybe somewhere else.
My biggest fear if the Islander move to the Barclays
Is that I will be saying about the Islander fans the same things I currently say about Cap fans. Where were you all along? I mean, its great to grow the fan base and I try not to be a hockey snob, but I hate the bandwagoneers when they become cocky about a team they care solely about when they are good. Then again, that is probably the more healthy way to enjoy sports, but I just hate seeing people taking too much pride in something they didn’t commit to.
What is this "health" you speak of?
I bet Barclay’s would feed the phenomenon even more, but I’m resigned to if the Isles get good again the Bandwagon Package comes with it.
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we'll still have the hardcore fans no matter what
Which is tough to say about fan bases like the Caps who seemed to have been invented post Ovechkin. Then we’ve got fans who are legitimate but have been disillusioned for a long time who might start paying to go to games. But yeah there will definitely be a bandwagon contingent.
Definitely a poster at Lighthouse Hockey until 2015, then maybe somewhere else.
It's tough, and it's a transient town given its main business
I have a soft spot for old-time Caps fans though. The Patrick years, and the Capitals having some fantastic teams in the ‘80s that didn’t see postseason success so they’re forgotten.
Hard to imagine what percentage there are though — certainly nothing like the dynastic old-timers who would come out of the woodwork when the Isles made it worth their while again.
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by Dominik on Jan 18, 2012 2:45 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I play hockey on a team of Caps and Flyer fans
and I always had a soft spot for the Caps. Outside of Hunter, they have never given me a reason to hate them (e.g. we always beat them when it counts). Even they hate the bandwagon fans at the Verizon. Having had Caps season tickets on and off for 20 years also makes me a bit partial to them, you can’t help root for guys you watch on a nightly basis, but I always have season tickets when they suck and drop them as they get better.
DC, by its very nature, is a transient town so many of the hockey fans stay away when the Caps are good because they are more interested in the visiting team.
It wasn't too long ago...
when you could see plenty of Islander logos in that crowd. Now that tickets are full price, and much harder to get, it’s mostly RED. But they’re another one and done away from making a lot of seats available for weeknight games again.
PS: I really like the Verizon center, but I’d like it even more if they toned down (or scrapped all together) all the fake noise. You get that everywhere, but it seems worse there. Bad accoustics or something. Concerts I’ve seen there have suffered from that as well.
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My Islander jeresy was missing from the crowd last night, just overwhelmed at work
and barely got home in time to watch the game. But even in Ovie’s rookie season (when I still had a partial season ticket plan) and a couple beyond that the Verizon center was empty. You had more Wing fans than Cap fans even when they made the finals. Washington sports team in general suck so they are currently on the Cap bandwagon.
As long as Hunter is their coach, however, I can’t even hope they do well to support the “local” team.
But even in Ovie’s rookie season (when I still had a partial season ticket plan) and a couple beyond that the Verizon center was empty.
And they still had the $10 seats! Those were the days. If they don’t get it together this year I could see interest flagging a little and prices coming down in the secondary market.
We sit and mock Tariq El-Bashir all game long in the last row.
Then when we got tired of that we could just choose a seat. I remember more Sabre fans in the seats than the Caps when the Sabres used to come to town.
Four years ago...
we were able to get the capital one suite for any games. Three years ago we were reduced to the club level seating, but there were a lot of empty seats then. Two years ago we were cut off from free seats, and they were harder to find.
Since then we’ve made a decision that the games in Raleigh were a far better value. Easier drive(from richmond), and much better ticket value.
last year 4 right behind the canes bench cost me $50ea, and this year we were 15 rows above the red line on the bench side for $55. I haven’t been able to get those at the coli, but mostly because I’m only in NY around holidays and for the opener.
I’m probably going to go to the next (and last) CAR game. If you’re interested let me know.
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Yeah
2005 was me paying 40 bucks total for 3 tickets 7 rows off center ice.
Last night was 120 bucks for 3 tickets 4 rows from the last row of the arena in the corner 400’s (Isle’s shoot twice; that was planned much to the dismay of the 2 caps fans I went with).
Wasn’t a lot of isle’s fans last night and unfortunately the few that I saw made total asses of themselves (18 year old punk kids, hopefully not LHH Blogger’s haha).
Hockey 1919 hit it dead on the head. This is a basketball city and with the wizards so bad, the fanbase switched to the Caps, driving the prices up to face value. Great outcome last night!
You should've seen her face. It was the exact same look my father gave me when I told him I wanted to be a ventriloquist.
It's actually a football city
Because football is usually going on when the city is “full”, and on weekends when there is nothing else going on.
Well.. the republicans since Reagan say they are in church on sunday, but that’s mostly bull. They are recovering from cocktail party hangovers, and trying to figure out where their trophy wives are.
They are giving it a go with the Nationals as well.. but nobody who doesn’t have to be, wants to be in DC in the summer. Hockey and basketball can survive because the ticket prices keep the riff-raff out, and LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION… if you are near a Metro station you barely have to brave the cold…without an adult beverage to warm your insides.
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@JPinVA
Yea
Redskins are king here, even despite Snyder’s completely running the organization into the ground.
I think the Caps bit is they are desperate for a winner in DC. Obviously it’s not as long as some places, but the last Skins Super Bowl was, what, 91? As soon as this team seemed like a contender, everyone was in there. And given how awful the Wizards are, and I’m not a believer in the Nats, I think the Caps will stay on top for a bit longer.
by afrosupreme on Jan 18, 2012 11:40 AM EST up reply actions
You're right
This is a football city, but once that’s over, it historically has been basketball. Given that the Wiz have 1 win and are so bad, I don’t see them taking over the Caps anymore. It wasn’t too long ago when they used to not play Capital Road games in order to play Wizards games on TV so they can watch Heyward and Jamison get rocked by the Cav’s.
Usually those games where they pulled the caps games from Comcast Sports net, always seemed to be the Islander games haha.
You should've seen her face. It was the exact same look my father gave me when I told him I wanted to be a ventriloquist.
Fat Teddy's true love is basketball and hockey was a place holder.
I wonder if his focus shifts to the Les Bullets once they stockpile the next 3 or 4 first overall picks.
I agree it is football, football, football
Redskins have the absolute best off-season in the NFL. It is the whole winning gemas thngs where they have diffculty. The Redskins bye week used to get more press coverage than a Caps win.
JP, did you ever watch the renegades play in the ECHL or he SPHL?
Still waiting for a GOZO
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Jan 18, 2012 11:17 AM EST up reply actions
Both
Not enough to have much of a memory of any players. Gillies was down here for a spell, but I don’t remember him being here.
The SPHL was pretty bad, but not a bad entertainment value if you love the game.
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@JPinVA
With the CHL falling apart, the SPHL is getting much better
They’ve had more callups to the CHL and the E than ever this season.
Still waiting for a GOZO
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Jan 18, 2012 3:20 PM EST up reply actions
Yes it was crowd bias
Isles seemed to get the benefit of some calls tonight (although maybe the practically 95% Caps bias crowd influenced my perception)
I’m as shocked as the next guy when the refs call it right, but the Caps had 3 PP in a row and I doubt there were many complaints. The AMAC hit was a cross check and even Squiggy admitted as much on the Caps feed. Joe B, being an Islander fan, seemed to call it straight and they made no officiating excuses at all last night.
good game
good night
go isles!
Wondering if the Islanders will start calling their goalies Cerberus...
by Nomore_Okposto on Jan 17, 2012 11:30 PM EST reply actions
Damn Kung Fu Panda!
JT 10 In a row!!!!
Nabokov to shut out Ovechkin & Co & an Islanders Win!!! sounds like a good tuesday night to me.
3 Teams 3 Different Sports Same Torture!!!
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by Keith Quinn on Jan 17, 2012 11:52 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
We must harnes these powers for good.
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It should be
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by Keith Quinn on Jan 18, 2012 12:16 AM EST up reply actions
OT: Why did the Preds put Rinne against us and Lindback against the Rangers?
’Cause the Rangers offense was slumping? The bastards.
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I find that curious too
why not have your #1 against the Rangers who have been a far superior offensive team this season
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by Rickfansince76 on Jan 18, 2012 5:36 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Maybe worried about the Preds having a let down game against the Isles?
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by Mark D on Jan 18, 2012 12:13 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Parenteau's first two-goal game-- tell me what line he's on.
&If he was a true 1st line guy, he would have done this on the 1st line.&
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Jan 18, 2012 12:31 AM EST reply actions 2 recs
I suck at sarcasm!
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Jan 18, 2012 12:32 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
LOL!
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 18, 2012 12:50 AM EST up reply actions
eh, you get a rec for the effort from me
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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Some thoughts after attending my first Isles game live in a year
JT, Hamonic and Nino all played outstanding. It’s awesome.
Hamonic is amazing, I thought so watching the games, but seeing him live was great, he does just about everything right.
We played a solid game tonight and I’m very happy. How were the refs from your POV? Seemed okay to me, a couple questionable calls though. Damn were those Caps fans bitchy though and really sore losers. Yelled at me in the Restroom telling me to go back to Staten Island. I promptly reminded them which team had more Stanley Cups. Yeah it was awesome.
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Also on Nabby
Interesting to see. During TV timeouts and such when other goalies visit the bench he stayed put in his net/corner. Wonder if that’s because he’s not really happy to be with the Isles or if he just wants to keep his concentration.
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by edavidmorris on Jan 18, 2012 12:33 AM EST up reply actions
He's probably afraid Cappy will pull him for an extra skater
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Jan 18, 2012 1:38 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Staten Island?
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Jan 18, 2012 12:40 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah
Caps fans need a damn geography lesson.
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by edavidmorris on Jan 18, 2012 12:54 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I'm always shocked
when people even know Staten Island exists outside of the NYC Metro Area.
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Staten Island is more Long Islands guidoish cousin… but I wonder if these people think its the same thing as LI?
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 18, 2012 1:32 AM EST up reply actions
Great to hear from all you guys who were there
We need more road trip eyewitness reports.
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We need LHH hats
Like gang colors. t-shirts won’t work because a lot of us prefer to go into the lion’s den with our jersey’s.
Okay… let’s bring that up at the next board meeting.
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by JPinVA on Jan 18, 2012 11:32 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
didn't have issues when I went there last year
however, I make a note to remind friends I know that are Caps fans about their lack of cups, including after I saw this gem earlier today.
Definitely a poster at Lighthouse Hockey until 2015, then maybe somewhere else.
Nino
maybe he is ready to move up a line an dmove Rolston to the 4th line
seems like they have put grabner back with Frans many of the shifts, so move Nino with Bailey and Martin. Martin may have to change sides but I don’t think that is a big deal with his game.
Nino will get some nice feeds from Josh and Josh will have someone to finish his passes.
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by Rickfansince76 on Jan 18, 2012 5:40 AM EST up reply actions
Cap fans for the most part learned hockey with the bandwagon Penguin fans
Every call against is a travesty. Read a rule book just once. Many of them started watching only after the team won their division a couple of times so thay have no understanding that their team is really not historically that great and they would appreciate the wins more if they were aware of the losses.
by Hockey1919 on Jan 18, 2012 10:08 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
This game was so much fun to watch.
LOVED it.
This team played about 55 minutes of GREAT hockey- and they didnt pay the price during the few minutes in the 2nd and 3rd where the Caps mustered anyhting. The Isles made them look ridiculous tonight.
BTW: Was anyone else wondering why Howie kept going on and on about how the Caps & Ovie have given the Isles so much trouble? I know the Caps had the better of play last year and thats worth mentioning of course but that was actually out of the ordinary- before that you could really say that the Isles would often if not regularly regularly get 1 or 2 points against the Caps. The Isles are one of the teams that the Caps DIDNT run circles around over the years. The Isles are 12-8-4-2 against the Caps since the lockout- and the Isles have outscored them 80 to 73.
I also didnt understand why they were so excited about it being Nabbys 51st shutout but failed to mention that it was the Isles first SO of the entire season- and the first time the Caps were shut out the entire season (although I think they might have mentioned the 2nd part). Just seems to me thats a more poignant thing to talk about.
I loved this game… whats not to love?
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And not for nothing
I just want to highlight the “55 minutes” comment as a reminder to us all that even when you dominate, it’s typically not for “60 minute.” There is usually a force resisting on the other side.
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Definitely. I am absolutely thrilled with the Isles outplaying the Caps all night, and absolutely minimizing their chances through this entire game to little more than a few minutes of rushes and some random shots on Nabby. That just doesnt happen to often against any team, let alone a team with some recognized firepower.
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 18, 2012 12:48 AM EST up reply actions
That five minute span in the second was crucial
We’ve seen what happens when the yolk is pricked and that first goal goes in all too often. Going into the third without giving up a goal was huge. They bent, but didn’t break and that is awesome.
Now why did Okposo have to regain possession twice is beyond me and he was a little too agressive in drawing the penalty, but I’d rather see them being agressive than sitting back waiting for the Caps to take it to them.
Perhaps they were talking about the 10 years before the lockout
Didn’t the Isles lose something like 15 straight games to the Caps before they had the shootout? Who was the guy that always burned us? Didn’t he play a couple seasons after with the Rags at 2nd/3rd center?
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Jan 18, 2012 1:21 AM EST up reply actions
I wondered that too- but he was talking about “Ovie and the Caps” all night- and how they have given the Isles so much trouble “in recent years” so that doesnt = 15y ago (and pre Ovechkin) to me.
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 18, 2012 1:24 AM EST up reply actions
Announcers
The only problem at all during last night’s game was when Butchie said a good thing would be Martin St. Louis to the Rangers.
Good Lord, shut up, Butch.
Bailey
Watching the game on replay and Bailey has already taken the puck from Ovechkin twice. Pretty sweet.
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by DP'sknee(andhipandflubugandotherknee) on Jan 18, 2012 1:02 AM EST reply actions
Baileys defensive game is getting better and better
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 18, 2012 1:12 AM EST up reply actions
I agree
But if Isles are going to have Bailey and Nielsen (re-signed hopefully) at center next season, it would be really, really nice to find a power forward somewhere. Martin and Nino are both in the right mold, but I don’t know that either is ready to play 2nd line next season. PAP isn’t weak, but he’s not especially good along the boards (and Nino isn’t either, yet). Is Ullstrom the guy? Maybe. Will Petrov come in and fit the need? (I haven’t seen him play at all.) Not quite as important as a top-4 defenseman, but I think this is the biggest need up front.
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Jan 18, 2012 1:35 AM EST up reply actions
he makes some good passes too
but he has no one to finish them. Martin gets some nice shots away but just doesn’t have the best shot. still I lik eMartin out there with Bailey, put Nino on that line too
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by Rickfansince76 on Jan 18, 2012 5:41 AM EST up reply actions
Someone should organize
a Dale Hunter is a rubber phalic object toss next time the caps play at the ole coli. Imagine everyone throwing said phalic rubber objects, with Dale Hunter written on each one, onto the ice as he walks to take the bench at the beginning of the game
#neverforget
As a woman-
I must say that Dale Hunter is simply not worth the embarrassment of purchasing a said rubber phalic object lol.
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by TheMetalChick on Jan 18, 2012 1:26 AM EST up reply actions
we probably also want to try to be classier than the guy we're insulting
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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by mikb on Jan 18, 2012 2:28 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
It's okay to like Renney now that he is not the Rangers coach, right?
An article mentioned how the Rags warm up with helmets mandatory and how the Oilers may now that Hall had his face cut up.
Renney said, “(Hall) might be wearing a helmet walking down the street.”
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Jan 18, 2012 1:52 AM EST reply actions
BTW, Hall tripped on a puck...
…knocked down another player, then was stepped on by a 3rd player trying to jump over the two of them. I thought this kind of thing only happened to Islanders.
He was fortunate the guy’s skate didn’t land on his eye.
Maybe Isles should have to wear helmets in warmups too.
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Jan 18, 2012 2:04 AM EST up reply actions
Just saw the replay on TSN
And, wow, you can’t see much from the angle, but it’s tough to take knowing what’s going on.
http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=385362 (video on the right)
Yeah, Hall’s super lucky his eye wasn’t bisected. The guy came down right on his head with his skate, yikes. The TSN commentary squeamishly describes the injury, talks about attempts to sew up the deep gash right above Hall’s eye, and then Pierre Lebrun says that “it looks unlikely for him to play, although that’s not 100%.”
Hall didn’t play, but damn, the kid just got his head stomped on by a skate blade and nearly lost his eye, and has a gash that’s apparently being difficult to sew back up—grounds for getting the night off if ever I heard one.
great game
but please tell me why we stil have rolston on the roster? NHL is f…… bussiness! You dont play good you´re done (going to minors or something) do they just feel sorry for that guy or is all just the salary cap thing? not quite sure about that..hm?
Remember the old days (last season)
When we used to have the daily amusing variety of Nabokov scratches. Who would have thunk it back then that he would give us our 1st shutout of the year.
And he gives awesome interviews
Still waiting for a GOZO
by BobbyNystromOwnsYou on Jan 18, 2012 9:39 AM EST up reply actions
Man, I'm glad I don't have to do those anymore
But I do miss those.
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
I admit I'm surprised
to keep hearing how this is PA’s first multi-goal game. That just doesn’t sound right!
Hoping that Haley comes around more than once every 75 years.
by ilopan on Jan 18, 2012 9:38 AM EST reply actions 3 recs
pandolfo
dare is say he was actually pretty decent last night? i’d still prefer haley there tho…or most anyone else for that matter. my dilemma…who’s worse? rolston or pandolfo?
By roles...
Rolston is FAR WORSE. they both belong on the fourth line, or the bench. But pandolfo earns his time with effort. Rolston is probably there because he has pictures of Weight during their TEAM USA years. I really can’t see why they haven’t given Bailey a better shot to gain continuity with two wings that will be on LI next year.
I've had enough! It's time to call out Garth Snow!
@JPinVA
by JPinVA on Jan 18, 2012 10:31 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
werrrd JP
totally agree, the mishanlding of Josh Bailey continues. It’s like ‘they’ don’t want him to do well. Are we really that genius that Isles Management/Coach cannot see that Bailey’s development has been stimied enough that they now feel the need to play him with rolston? No Mem Cup for you Josh Bailey, and no WJC, but now you get Brian Rolston….oof.
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Jurcina, the most physical I have seen him all season, I’ll take the penalties if it means laying people out on their asses.
PAP’s first career multi-goal game? I could not believe that. I was sure he had a pair at least once before.
Streit to JT, worked early in the season and now they went back to the well. For all of the criticism about the PP, it has been solid. Just keep that Devil with the big shot away from it.
Capitals defense – Funny post game review by the Caps analysts. They lost because the defense was not moving the puck up the ice and therefore they could not generate any offense. When the forwards have to cheat in the defensive zoena and you spend so much time hemmed in you are too tired to generate offense. It wasn’t the offense that sucked it was missing Green who helps transition from the defense to offense. Sound at all familair?
Nabokov stayed in his net – only once had to poke it away. When goaltenders stay in the net they do less stupid things.
Pandolfo – when I did notice him he was doing good things (except drawing his winger off-side once), but nice to see him being repsonsible defensively. The only ex-Devil I have had no real problems with.
JT splitting the D and a change of speed move to go to the net. Two seasons ago we talked about his inability to skate holding him back. He works hard and that is one less thing to worry about. His defensive development is also incredible, nice reads all night to break up plays down low.
Ovie’s hit on AMAC. You can’t do it as much as it seems like a gentle nudge, defenseman are too vulnerable. Ovie has already been suspended for breaking Brian Campbell on a similar play (just faster speed and bigger push).
by Hockey1919 on Jan 18, 2012 10:01 AM EST reply actions 2 recs
JT splitting the D and a change of speed move to go to the net.
That was awesome. Was right in front of me when it happened and it was amazing to see him up close. They Caps didn’t stand a chance, he was going to make it happen. I know we’ve beat the horse dead, but it really is incredible how much stronger on his skates he is this year-last year he’s bumped off the puck there easily. This year he draws a penalty.
by afrosupreme on Jan 18, 2012 10:48 AM EST up reply actions
I should have said foot speed, not ability to skate,
I’ve alwasy fetl he was going to be hard to knock off the puc, he was just young and getting a littel bit muscled earlier on. I still think his puck control is what allows him to set the d up for that change of speed that has them on their heels.
PAP’s first career multi-goal game? I could not believe that. I was sure he had a pair at least once before.
I’m quite certain that PA has a pair all the time.
Hoping that Haley comes around more than once every 75 years.
by ilopan on Jan 18, 2012 12:59 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Pandolfo – when I did notice him he was doing good things (except drawing his winger off-side once),
LOL, I noticed that too, and mitigated my concern with, “Well, this at least assures a safe line change.”
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
Who was on the other wing and gave him the "WTF?" look?
He was clearly waiting for a pass to get it deep into the zone and he decided to hold the puck outside the zone. Arbitrarily numbered hockey rule #4 – always gain the zone.
Was that during a PK?
I remember an obvious offsides where I thought Isles may be called for intentional offsides. It was probably more effective than keeping that play onside, because Isles changed, won the faceoff, and then Grabner killed off another 10 seconds.
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Jan 18, 2012 4:36 PM EST up reply actions
I think it was.
If he just passed the puck across, it was an easy chip into the zone by the winger near the benches and then a line change. Would have eaten up 3 to 5 more seconds rather than the whistle. Not a Rolstonian shot from nowhere to kill a play, just one of those miscommunications things.
It is time to release the awesome power of El Nino
He needs to get moved off the 4th line. He is generating several solo chances a game over the last 4-5 games. Give the kid somebody to play with.
I'd agree if we knew who that someone should be.
Not Reasoner, Pandalfo, Rolston or Wallace. Bailey is asking for the same thing and you don’t dare mess with the first line or attempt to break-up Grabs and Nielsen. Is it naive to think, we are one strong forward away from straightening out some of the lines so there is no “weak-link” line?
Ullstrom plus one more forward may do it...
…as long as it means Rolston is moved to the 4th or 5th line.
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by North Dakota Red Eagle on Jan 18, 2012 4:38 PM EST up reply actions
Yes I like Ullstrom, put him and PAP with Bailey and see what happens.
Nino may still bring down Grabs and Frans in terms of defensive strength though, so I’m still nto sure if he is in a position to play top 3 line minutes this season. I think Martin has earned it more so far.
Although I’d like the lines to be balanced, I’d like their roles to be well defined. Successdul teams don’t have to have four mediocre scoring lines, they need a top scoring line, secondary scoring and a shut down line. The balance comes in when even the shutdown line has the ability (but not the sole focus) to punish the opposing team on the offensive side of the puck as well.
by Hockey1919 on Jan 18, 2012 4:44 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
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